Slide fastened closure construction for sheer garments



May 19, 1942. E. MURRAY SLIDE FASTENED CLOSURE CONSTRUCTION FOR SHEERGARMENTS Filed Juhe 20, 1940 INVENTOR. E Murra ATT Patented May UNITEDSTATE coiwsraucr on FOB SHEER GARMENTS Marjorie a. Murray, Meadvllle,'1... assignorto Talon, Inc, a corporation of Pennsylvania applicationJuneau, 1940. Serial No. 341,547.

' s (cos-14)- lhislnvention relates to'garments and more particularly todresses and the likamade of thin,

, flimsy and sometimes sheer ma rial. Examples of such materials aresheer sheer cotton slide fastener when it is-movedup or down.'Ih-iscatching of the flap material in the "slider is due to thebuckling and feeding in of the 1 flimsy material between the slider andthe instiiiness andchange in the appearance resulting from their use.

My invention provides a. greatly improved placket construction which,without stiflening fabrics and some flimsy artificial silk materials, 5and changing the appearance of the covering and the term =flimsy' asused herein and in the flap, nevertheless prevents the material oftheappended claims refers to that degree of limpfl p. even though 'verylimp or flimsy, from ness found in such materials as distinguishedcatching in the slider of the slide fastener. from the relativelystifier materials such as used A further object of my invention is thoverin men's trousers, woolen skirts, etc. coming of the abovedifliculties withthe s ghtestf In recent years, many such dresses havebeen possible increase in cost over former construcpr'ovlded withslide-fastened side placket clos tions. ures and the general object ofthis invention is Still another object of the invention is to pro: tprovide. an improved slide-fastened placket vide an improved placketconstruction which construction for dresses and similar garments willrequire no additional material or labor on made from such sheermaterials. the part of a .dress manufacturer. and which Mostslide-fastened dress plackets are made will actually facilitate theattachment of a slide with a covering pleat or flap formed by doublingfastener in a placket opening. over the edge of the garment material.This In general my invention embodies a simple flap, usually about $5"to wide. extends and eillcient guard member which vfunctions free over,the metalparts of the slide fastener to lift the flap out of the way ofthe slider as and more or less conceals the same from view. the sliderprggressively moves along the fas. It is highly desirable that this flapbe made of tener. Not only does this guard member tend the same materialas the dress and be relatively to lift the flap out of the way of theslider, but thin so that it will have the same appearance serveseffectively to block oil the entrance to and degree of flexibility asthe material of the the slider channel. Thus even though the flap dress;In the cases of dresses made from such .is held down against thefastener by some outw flimsy .;materials as mentioned above. great .sideforce, it will not be allowed to'feed into the difllculty has beenexperienced due to catching mouth of the slider and cause Jamming of thev of the material of the flap in the. slider of the fastener.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter morefully appear.

In the accompanying drawing. I have shown for purposes of illustration,.two embodiments terlocking fastener members. In the use 01' which -my;i nvention may 1 assume in practice. V the most common types of sliders.this most In this drawing: g often occurs by the material feeding inside- Fig. l is a view, in perspective, of a dress emwise at the outercorners of the wide end of the dying a slide-fastened placket.constructed slider when theslider is being moved in a direcaccording tothis invention; v

tion to closethe fastener. when this flap ma- Fig; 2 is a perspectiveview-illustrating the' terial is thus. caught in the slider it is a verycatching of the flap material in the slider as in serious matter. Afterthe .sllderonce catches former placket constructions;

the material, the more the wearer pulls on the I ns. 3 is a fragmentaryenlarged view of a slider the more the flap material wedges and portionofthe placket illustratedinFig. l; feeds in under the slider. Unlessgreat care is Fig. 4 is an enlarged section .taken substantaken when thematerial is flrst caught,to teed tially on the line H of Fig. 3; 1 theslider-back, the slider is very likely to be- Fig. 5 is an enlargedfragmentary view, in percome so badly jammed that the fastener canspective and partlyin section.,of the structure I neither be opened norclosed, thus rendering the" shown in Fig. 3; and

dress to all intents-and purposes, useless. Ear- Fig. 6 is across-sectional view of a modified lier eitorts to prevent the flapmaterial from form of placket construction embodying my inca intheslider have-involvedth'e use of *vention. I z

or reinforcing layers of material in the Referring to the drawing indetail and with flap construction. These have been only parreferenceparticularly to Fig; '1, the garment tially' successful .due to the costand relative shown is of 'flimsy or limp and usuall sheer material andcomprises the front waist panel I and back waist panel connected at theconventional sleeves l8 and collar IQ, of desired form.

The side placket opening extends upwardly and downwardly at each side ofthe waist seam it into the side waist seam l2 and side skirt seam 5 anda slide fastener, generallydesignated 20, is attached to the garmentmaterial on opposite sides of the opening. The slide fastener is coveredby the flap or pleat 2| which is formed bydoubling over the edge of thethin material of the front waist panel I. and front skirt panel l6.

The details of-the placket construction of the garment of Fig. 1 areshown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5.

The slide fastener includes stringer tapes 22 and 23 provided withadjacent reinforced edges 24 and 25 respectively, .upon which reinforcededges are secured rows of complementary interlocking fastener members26. Conventional top andbottom stops (not shown) may, of course,-

be included.

means of which it may be manually moved, longitudinally of the-rows ofinterlocking fastener members 26, upon which it issupportetl.

. for progressively engaging and v 1:

the the respecinterlocking fastener members 23 of 'tive rows to open andclose'the fastener.

In accordance with the construction of such slidby a narrow neck at oneend providingbetween a,ass,e42 I guard member 32 is located between thestitching (defining the line oi attachment of the flap orpleat 2| andthe fastener stringer tape 22) and the row of fastener members on thetape 22.

The size and shape of the cord 32 may be varied within reasonable limitsbut preferably it is to the stitching 30. The curve in the side oftheslider. compels the cord alongside the sliderto assume almost thesam'ecurve.anddue toacertaindegreeofstiifnessofsuchacordthecurve 20 extendsbeyond the wide endof the slider. The

\ transversely of the closure opening, in advance of 40 'or pleat 2|also to be moved forwardly and transthe'wings a Y-shaped channel. Thewings have preferably curved-shaped side flanges 21a and it will beobserved that the outside corners 2117 of the slider at its wide end areso shaped that they tend to gather in any flimsy material which mightbeintheirpath. Thisisespeciallytrueinview 30 stringer tape 22, whileatthe same A slider 21 is provided with a pulltab 23, by

pushing sidewise of the cord bytheslider, es-

pecially beyond the wide-end of the slider, causestheiiaptobeliftedupintheregionofthefastener. In other regions the flimsyflap material wiileasiiybendoverthecordandnormally quite elm to thefastener members conceal them from view. The member 32 are thus suchthat it the crotch between the flap or pleat ably engaging the widestportion of 21 at itsupper end, as showninl 'ig. 3.

movement of the guard member 32 outwardly the slider. The snug fittingof the guard member 32 in thecrotch between the flap or pleat 2| and thestringer, tape 22, causes the overlying flap versely outwardly of theclosure opening because of .the outward thrust exerted upon the flap orslider.

of the fact that the fastener members 26 must fit loosely in'theentrances or months of the slider channels. The action of the slidercatching in the flimsyfla'p material is shown in Fig. 2.

opening which'extends, as above described, into the lower portion of theside waist seam i2 and into the upper portion of the side skirt seam IS,the joined edge portions of the back waist panel II and the back skirtpanel ll are folded over upon themselves, as shown at ||a in Fig. 4, to

form a double ply edge portion. This double ply edge portion is securedby a row of stitching 29 directly to the stringer tape 23 of the slidefastener. The ioined edge portions of the front waist panel I. and thefront skirt panel l6 are likewise overlapped upon themselves to form arelatively wider double ply edge portion, as shown at -||ia whichconstitutes the above-described fastener covering pleat or flap- 2|.This double ply edge portion which forms the pleat or flap 2| is securedby a row of stitching 30 to the fastener stringer tape 22, as shown inFigs. 2, 3 and 4. This, above-described, structure is sometimes known asthe knife pleat placket.

The illustrated embodiment of the flap-guardingmeans and lifting meanscomprises the longitudinal cord 32 which is secured to the stringer.tape22 by means of a line of stitching 3|. The

The application the principles of this invention to a "double knifepleat or "box pleat slide fastener closure construction is illustratedin Fig. 6.- As shown in Fig. 8, the joined edge portions ofthe frontwaist panel I! and front skirt panel In attaching the'slide fastener inthe placket It are folded over upon themselves, as shown at lib, to forma two-ply pleat or flap ll terminating substantially midway of the widthof the fastener. The joined edge portions of the back waistpaneliiandbackskirtpanel IIarelike- 'the other slide fastener stringer tape aisaecured in like manner by the stitching 23 to the double ply pleat orflap 4|.

Attached to each of the stringer tapes 22 and 23 at the crotch betweenthe stringer tapes 22 and 23 and the overlying attached pleats or flapsl0 and 4| are guard members or lifting members comprising flexible cords32 which are secured These cords 32 are located concentrically withrespect to the slider, in such spaced relation as described above, sothat the widest portion of the slider progressively moves outwardly thecords 32 at each side thereof when the slider 21 isinch or less. Thecord is also arranged very close.

to the stringer tapes 22 and 23 by stitching 3|.-

, dress material.

the garment material on one like member extending along moved upwardlywith respect to the stringer-tapes 2i and 23 and theattachedinterlocking fastener members 2.. 1

Upon upward movement of the slider with re spect to'the closureConstruction, the cords 82.

progressively block the critical outer corner p'ortions of the slidermouth openings, and while beaasaoea ing moved both outwardlytransversely of the closure opening, progressively thrusting theoverlying pleats or flaps it and ti upwardly and outwardly away from thepath of the slider for efl'ectively preventing the feeding of the sheermaterial a of the pleats or flaps 40 and ti, eitherinto the spacebetween the interlocking fastener members zainadvance of the slider, orbetween the slider and the interlocking fastener members 26 at the uppermouthportions of the slider. It will be observed that the cord or cordsmay ,be attached to the slide fastener by the fastener,

or pleat. My invention although embodying only theuse of flexible cordsor their equivalent which are relatively cheap in themselves andrelatively cheap to attach a. slide fastener, makes it prace ticallyimpossible for anyone to catch the flap materlal'in the slider and jamthe fastener. It not only causes the flap material to be lifted tape onthat side of the opening to, which the flap is attached and locatedbetween the rows of fastener members and theline of attachment ofsuchstringer tape to the garment material,

-.to prevent the'flimsy flap material from catching'in the slider as theslider is fastener members.

2. In a dress or the like offllrnsy material having a side placketopening, a slide fastener for closing the opening including a pair ofstringer moved along the tapes attached directly to the garment materialon opposite'sides of the opening, rows of interlocking fastener memberson adjacent edges of the tapes, and a slider movable on the fastener 16-members for opening and closing the fastener, a covering flapcomprising'an integral extension of the same flimsy material of whichthe dress 'is madevfolded under so that'the flap consists of out of theway of the slider during movement of the slider along the fastener, buteffectively blocks the entrance to the corners of the slider where thematerial feeds in so that even if the flap accidentally falls or is helddown against the fastener, it willpot catch in the slider. At the sametime, this flap remains flimsy and in the case of thin transparentmaterials, itstill has the same thin transparent appearance and flex-.ibility, thus carrying "out the sheer effect of the It is, of course,to be understoodthat the above description is merely illustrative and innowise limiting and that I desire to comprehend within my invention suchmodifications as are included within the scope of the appended claims.

two thicknesses of such material, such flap extending over the rows offastener members, and a cord-likemember extending along the rows offastener members substantially the entire length of the slide fastenerand attached only to the stringer tape on that side of the opening towhich the"flap is attached and located between the rows of fastenermembers and the line of attachment of such stringer tape to'the garmentmaterial, to prevent the flimsy flap material from catching in theslider as the slider is moved along the fastener members.

3.-In a dress or the like of flimsy material having a side placketopening, a slide fastener for closing the opening including a 'pair of-.stringer tapes attached directly to the garment material on oppositesides of the opening, rows j ,fof interlocking fastener members onadjacent edges of the tapes, and a slide'r movable on the fastenermembers for opening and closing the fastener, a covering flap formedwholly of the same -flimsy material as the dress attached to the garmentmaterial on one side of the opening and overlying the fastener members,and a guard member to prevent'the flimsy flap material from catching inthe slider as the slider is moved along the fa tener members,. saidguard member comprising 1 the flap and the adjacent fastener tape, saidcord Having thus fully described'myinvrition, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a dress or the like of flimsy material 1 having a side placketopening, a slide fastener for closing the opening including a pair ofstringer tapes attached directly to the garment material on oppositesides of the opening, rows of interlocking fastener members fastenermembers for opening and eloflng the being spaced from the rows offastener members only sufficiently to permit free sliding movement ofthe slider, and said cord being attached only to the stringer tape by aline of stitching extending through the cord and tape.

4.'In a dress or the like of flimsy sheer mate-- rial having a sideplacket opening, a slide fas-. tener for closing the opening including apair of "stringer tapes, rows of interlocking fastener members onadjacent edges of the tapes, and a slider movable on the fastenermembersfor opening and closing the fastener, a covering flap consistingof an-integral extension of the dress lnaterial on one side of theopening folded under so'that the flap consists of two thicknesses or thedress material, lines of stitching attaching fastener, a covering flapformedwh'olly-of the same flimsy material as the dress attached to sideof the opening and overlying the fastener members. and a cordthe rowsof, fastener members substantially the entire length of'the slidefastener and attached to the stringer on adjacent. edges of the tapes,and a slider-movable on 'the the fastener tapes directly to the dressmaterial on .opposite sides of the opening, the line of stitching on theflapside extending through the folded lmder portion of the flap and acord positioned between the flap and adjacent fastener tape arrangedbetween said last mentioned line of stitching and the adjacent row offastener members, said cord being located closely adjacent said line ofstitching and also closely adjacent the row of fastener members andconnected only to the-stringer tape whereby it is contacted the slidermoves along the fas- .by the slider as cord positioned between movedalong the fastener.

5. In a garment of sheer flimsy material having an opening, a slidefastener for closing the opening including a pair of stringer tapesattached directly to the garment material on cpposite sides of theopening, rows of interlocking fastener members on adjacent edges of thetapes and a slider movable on the fastener members tener members tocause the flap to be pushed upwardly away from the slider as" the slideris for opening and closing the fastener.- a flap formed as an integralextension of the flimsy sheer material on one side of the opening andextending at least partially across the rows of fastener members and acord-like guard member extending along the rows of fastener memberssubstantially the entire length of .the opening and secured in positionbetween said flap and the adjacent stringer tape, the thickness of thecord-like guard member being substantially greater thanthe distancewhich said fastener members project above the fiat surface of thestringer tapes, said guard member being attached only to the tape in aposition spaced only slightly from the adjacent row of fastener,

